Silence gives the proper grace to women. — Sophocles

Silence gives the proper grace to women.

In the original Greek

γύναι, γυναιξὶ κόσμον ἡ σιγὴ φέρει.

Ajax · 440 BC
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Provenance
Current citation
Sophocles. "Ajax." Electra and Other Plays, translated by David Raeburn. Penguin Classics, 2008.
Original citation
Sophocles. Αἴας [Ajax]. c. 441 BCE, Athens, Greece.

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